tion in the head 4 will permit rotation of the inner@section la upon it.@ The collar 26 is preferably- provided,with two oppositely dispo'sed notches 31 foi a purpose which @ will appear hereinafter and the collar 27 may also be @ prov,@ded with similer opp6sitely disposed r-otches -32 (see @Fig. 6). The bakelite lilate 7 @6n the outer side of the -pad is provided with an integral tubular neck 33 10 the outei, end of which is provided with an 6utwardly pr6jecting flarige 34. This is for the pur'pose of forming a,connection to the inner@ end of the heating tube @35. 'Me - heating tube 35 is preferably formed of two: sections 35a and@ 35b i@ having a hinge connection 36 between the swrie, and provided with a@'detachable fastener 37 for securing the two sections in@,@L closi@d position. At the inner end of the heating tube 35 two opposite disposed socket-rnembers' 38 are pro20 vided wbich c-atty two sections 39 of a -yielding washer of soft niateriall @ such,as felt. The inner end of each sotkei membe t @ 38 is: formed into a flange 40 to hook @over the flan@e 34 on the tubular neck 33'. @In thii wtiy the@open tubec6.n@be 25 hooked over the flange; 34. In doing this the ,%Iasher 39 will seal:the inner end of the tube and keep':steani@from p@assirig@out of tht tube adjacent the pad@ The heatfng tube 35 has- an iil'ner '%Tall 42 30 and an outer wall 43. forrning an annular chainber 44 in which the; he@ating element 45 is located, th6 ends'of said elernent bein-,@ attdched to insulating @conductors 46: and 47 vihic-h may be .qttached to the heating, element - (see @ng. 9). .5 The inner wall 42 of the- heating tube @has an extension 48:that has a @ contracted orifice 49 that may b@- closed by a suitable,plug 50. in Fig. 7 1 illu@trate a. metal clarno 51 of simple @ construction, @including @ a sl),ring 52 and 46 clamping jaws 53 with.handles 54 that may bepressed together to separate, the Jaws. n Fig 10 I illustrate a main spindle f orrned of @two sectiohs 55: and 56 corinected togeth6r by a joint 57. This joint comprise@3 a sleeve formed 45 rigid with the piirt 56 a,.id having a tongue and groove, c6iinection -as illiistrated at 58 with the end of the section 55.: This tongue and@groove connection enables rcitation to -be imparted from -sect section.56 to the ion 55. f)D Instead of-emplo3ring@a telescoping ,-wiain spindle 1, I ma :provide a spindle composed of seetions@ such,as the sections 55 and 56 Etnd connected by a joint, such as the joint 57., .Tn using the curler,:,a @wisp 591 of hair is 55 clamped in the openingi 21 @and this wisp i@ then wrapped in a " spiral, " -curl on the main spindlelas-indicatedinrik@@8. Theivispshould be long erough I so I that.whei-i.the outer end of th& main spindle is reac,hled there will stir be 60 an outer- p(ittion 60 (see Fig. 3) of the v@isp which has not ba-en XTdpped on the inain spiiidle. The outer spindl-e 24 is then applied, a,,z iridicati@d by the dott--d lin6s in';Pig. 3. That is to say, the tip 61 of the. ID@ter portion '60 ig@ @iaced on the 65 body 25 of the bliter spindle and the' outer spindle is thc@n rotated as' indicated b@ the airow in Fig. 3 tr-% wrp-i3 the outer portion 60 of the wi@-D on the outer spindle. @ Th@ dtrection of t-his wr@pping:sh6uld be the:same as the directioii In G, which the wisp: 59 is- ebiled on the main spindle 1. Bef ore starting@ to wrali , the outer portion 61 of the wisp on @ the outer spindle, the clamp @ 51 sh6uld be used secure the cu.-I to the outer 'wisp oxi tho outer spindle @is to- produce a croQuignole au-@l. and when thi@ tnapoing operation is nearly completed the' 'outer -po@-tion 60 of the wisp is slipped into one of the sockets or notches 31 - in @ th6 collar' 26 @ and the wrapping of the outer 5 portion. 60 of the wisp. @oii 1: the-, outer spindle 24 is completed by@ means 6f the 'Llat head 28. As the outer spindle @ is Totated in this way it v@'ill at flrst rotate on the i fnain, spindle and 'as the croquignole curl is @ being - tightened, the loose 10 collar 27@ is shoved down toward the collar 26 to clamp, the@ croquignole curl in place and @produce a shorter curl. @ Soon after the croquignole curl becomes ti@ht@@ th6 main spindle Nvill cbmmence to rotate on the @ head, 4 ;a-nd this wi.11 tighten the " spiral:'i: @ c-arl thdt is f ormed on@ the main spindle. After the entire length of - the -curl has been tightened-up in this way the heatiilg tube 35 is applied over the spindle cari-@ing .:the tight 20, curl. In doing this.the catch @37 should.be released @ so as to enable @ the@ tube to be@ opened up and applied laterally over., the spiridle. In doing this, the socket'@mdr-qbers. 38 are mad-- to engage over . th& flange .44 to@lock.the inner,@nd of the tube to the pad@ Of course sfter the entire-, curl ha-s been tightened-up, the clamp 51-, i@;removed @before applying the,@heating tube. In @ forming the, @l' spiral @' curl on th6, main 3U spindle, it should be tinderstood that the c6lla'@ 26 can be moved inwardly. as; desired to reduce the length of the, main @pindle. to adapt it to; the length of the wisg'. and to enable th6 -outer o sp o,be of:@ p rtioii 60 of the, wi t @ any @len.-th,'desired in forming the ek6quignol e curl. The notches 32 in th@ loose collar 27 enable -curl to@@be tightened-up. T is the croquignole h is accomplished by placing,, the tip of 'the wisp iri the @notch and pressirig it w@@th 'the thumb 4,') against the edge@ of the @ n6tch whit-, rotatiiig the couar oli the tiib ular @body@ 25 It is understoodl:that the embodimont of the@ invention described@'her I eiii is only; . :one @of@@ 4,-.he many embodiments'this invention may take, and 13 I do 'not wish-:.to be hmited in @th6' practice of the invention@, nor in the claiffis, to @the particular embodiment set forth. -.What I'claim -ig, 1.@ In a curling de@,ice for durling hair on one's 50 head the combination of, a, pad- to lie adjacent the head, said pad having means for clamping a wisp of:,hair;:a, main spiiidle, means for detachably securiiig-theiiiner end@of the sarne to the pad; a ratchet device a@sociated with the rhainspindle adjacent; the pad and piarmitting rotation of the main spindle@ in one direction o'hly @ to enable the VI-lsi3 of hair to @be aroundthe main spindle an(i tightened thereon@ ail outer spindle 6,;.ratchet device between said uo outer spindle.and said-main spipdle permitting relative @ rotation of I thi@-@ outer@ spindle on @ the main spindle in the saiiie'direction that is permitted by; the first-named xatchet -device, said parts cooperating, to eriable the wisp of hair to ij.3 be wrappi@d in a.helix@on themain.spindle, and enabl ing the,outer end c@.L the wisp to be wrapped in a: roll on the outer spindle with -the tip of the wisp disposed inivard,@;the outer end of said outer apindle having means for rotati@ng thei 7 o same, the.reby @enabling,, the roll on. the outer spindle to be tightened@@ and the helical curl on the main,spindle to be,itightened. end of the main spindle, @as indicated iri Fia. 3. @ 2'. In, . a curling. device, I for:,curling hair on 75 The wxapping of the outer.portion 60 of the one's head, th,e combination of:, a, pAd to lie

4 1,,9 931905 adjacent the head, said pad having means for clamping a wisp of hair, a main spindle, means for detachably securing the inner end of the same to the, pad, a ratchet device associated with the main spindle -adjacent the pad: and permitting rotation of the main spindle in one direction oiily to enable the wisp of hair,to be wrapped around the main spindle and tightened thereon, an outer spiridle, a ratchet device be10 "Uween said outer spindle and said main spindle permitting relative rotation of the outer spindle on the main spindle in the same direction that is permitted by the firstnamed ratchet device, said parts cooperating to enable the wisp of 15 hair to be wrapped in a helix on the main spindle, and enabling the outer end of the wisp to be wrapped in a roll on the outer spindle with the tip of the wisp disposed inward, the outer end of said outer spindle having means 20 for rotating the same, thereby enabling the roll on the outer spindle to be tightened, and the helical curl on the main spindle to be tightened, said outer spindle having a collar at its inner end with a notch therein for receiving the 2,5 wisp of haid that extends beyond the end of the main spindle. 3. In a curling device for curling hair on one's head, the combination of a pad,to lie adjacent the head, said pad having means for 30 clamping a wisp of hair, a main spindle, mear.Ls fordetachably securing the inner end of,the saine to the pad, a ratchet device associated with the main spindle adjacent the pad and permitting rotation of the main spindle in one 35 direction only to enable the wisp of hair to be wrapped: around the main spindle and tightened thereon, an outer spindle, a ratchet device between said outer spindle and said main spindle pe@-i-hitting relative I rotation of the outer. spindle 40 on the main spindle in the sELme direction that is permitted by the flrst-named ratchet device, said parts cooperating to enable the wisp of hair to be, wrapped in a helix on the main spindle, and enabling the outer end of thewisp 45 'Lo, be wrapped in a roll on the outer spindle with the tip of the wisp disposed inward, the outer end of said outer spindle having means for rotating the same, thereby enabling the roll on the outer spindle to be tightened, and the 50 helical curl on the main spindle to be tightened, a tube for carrying a heating element to be applied over both spindles with the wisp wrapped thereupon, with means at the inner end of the heating tube for securing the same to the pad. 55 4. In a curling device for curling hair on one's head, the combination of a pad to lie adjacent the head, said pad having rneans for clamping a wisp of hair, a main spindle, means for detachably securing the inner end of the same to the 60 pad, a ratchet device associated with thi@ main spindle adjacent the pad and permitting rotation of the main spindlelin one direction only to enable the wisp of hair to be wrapped around the riain spindle and tightened thereon, an outer 65 spindle, a ratchet device between @ said outer sp,ndle and said main spindle permitting relat . ive rotation of the outer spindle on the main spindle iii the same direction that is permitted by the first-named ratchet device, said parts coop70 ei:ating to enable the wisp of hair to be vtrapped in a helix on the main spindle, and enabling the outer end of the wisp to be wrapped in a roll on the outer spindle with the tip of the wisp disPosed inward, the buter end of said outer @ spin75 dle having means for rotating the same, thereby enab.ling the roll on the outer. spindle to be tightened, and the helical curl on the main spindle to be tightened ' a heating tube for carrying a heating element, said,heating-tube having two sections @ Wnged @ together, said. sections having 5 socket members at their inner ends and said pad having a substantially circular flange projecting outwardly from its face to interlock with the socket members to secure the heating tube to the pad. 10 5. In a curling device for curling hai-r on one's head, the combination of a pad to lie adjacent the head, said pad having means for clamping a wisp@ of hair, a,main spindle, means for detachably securing the inner end of the same to the 15 pad, a ratchet device, associated with the main spindle adjacent the pad and permitting rotation of the n@ ain spindle in one direction only to enable the wisp @of hair to be wrapped around the rnain spindle and tightened thereon, an outer 20 spindle, a ratchet device between said outer spindle and said main spindle permitting relative rotation of the outer spindle on the main @spindle in the, same direction that is permitted by the:first-named ratchet device, said parts co- 25 operating to enable the wisp of hair to be wrapped in a helix on the main spindle, and enabling the outer end of the wisp to be wrapped in a roll on the outer spindle with the tip of the wisp disposed inward, the outer end of said 30. outer spindle having means for rotating the same,. ther6by enabling the roll on the outer spindle to be tightened, a heating tube for carry,.ng a h;-,ating elem ent, said heating tube having two, sections hinged together, said sections 35 having socket members at their inner ends and said pad having a substantially circuia-r flange projecting outwardly from its face to interlock with the s6eket members to secure the heating tuoe to the pad, and a washer of yielding mate- 40 rial composed of two sections received in said socket mernbers respectively, for sealing the connection between the inner end of the heatin.@ tube and the pad. @ 6. In a curling device for curling hair on one's 45 head, the combination of a:pad to lie adjacent the head, said pad having means for clamping a wisp of hair, a main spindle, means for detachably securing the itmer, end of the same tb the pad, a -ratchet device azsociated with the rnain 50 spindle adjacent the pad and permitting rotati-bn of the main spindle in one direction only to enable the wisp of hair to be wrapped atound the main spindle and tightened thereon, an outer s e, 55 spindle and said main spindle pernlitting relapindi a ratchet device between said outer tive rotation of the outer spindle on the riain spindle in the same direction that is permitted by the first-named rat chet device, said parts co- 60 6perating to enable the wisp of hair to be wrapped in a helix on the main spindle, and enabling the outer end of the wisp to be wrapped in a roll on the outer spindle with the tip of the wisp disposed inwa rd, the outer end of said outer 65 spindle having means for rotating the same, thereby enabling the roll on the outer spindle to'be tightened, and the helical curl on tl-ie -Tnain spindle to be tightened, and a@ collar loose on the outer spindle and movable toward the first- 70 named collar for forcing the curl on the extension spindle against the first-named collar. 7. In a curling device for curlirig hair on one's head,,the combination of a pad to lie,adjace-.lt the h,,ad@ sai.d @pAd having means for clamping a 75

wisp of hair and having a, socket, a main spindle having a head at its inner,end with means for detachably securing the same in said socket, a ratchet device mounted between the main spin5 dle.and said head for permitting rotation of the main spindle on said head in one direction only, said parts cooperating to enable a wisp of hair clamped in the pact to be wrapped around the main spindle, and means mounted on the outer end of the main spindle for rotating the same in the direction permitted by the ratchet device to tighten the curl on the spindle. 5 CHARIJES E. WALTMAN.

Patented Mar. 12, 1935 1,993,905 UNIT@ED:'STATES, PATEN,T:@ OFFICE@ IIIAIR CURLER Charles E..Waltnian, L4)s Angeles,,CaRf. Application AprH @27, 19.34, Serial No. 722,717 7 Claims. This inventi-On relates to a 'hair '..curler,,suel-i as is employed in beauty salons for curling the hai-r on a woman's head. There ar,.e two@prin@cipal inethods o@l' @.curling@ hair. in use: at. --the present time; According,to one-ofthese@method,,, the inner uortion of the -wisp of @hair,is -wrapped on a spindle -.while iri a mbist@condition, tightened. up on,.the spindle, and the heating tube is thp-n 'Uelescoped over the spindle to set @- the 10 curl. In accordance with this method,.,- it ,is substantially imposi ible to form the curl ;,com,pletely to the end of the, wisp. of hair. In Ae@cordance -v.Tith @ another method, known @as the croqui.-nole method, the outer end. of the -wisp is virapped up oil a s,,aindle @or,spool:.with the tip of the wisd against the body of the, spindle,@ -but in forming a cr6quignole curl it is not, p-ossible to curl the wisp of @hair completely up to the scalp. 20 TI-ie object of tWs inventicin.lis to -provide a simple apparatus and @a. simple method for ienablin- a curl to.be formedthroughout the entire length of a, wisp of hair. A -@lurther object of this invention i@s to provide a construction i@ivolving@ tbe@ use cf. a main spindle on @Nlilch@ the princ' al portiori of tlie IP wisp may be curled frgr,,i a point near the scalp outward'-y, and to provide an exteiision spindle detachab--Iy mounted oii @the spindle for @enabi g in 30 the outer end of -:the -wisp to b-e, formed: into @aetoquignole curl. The devices for this @-ptirpose -@isual.1@y include,a PAd which Iies,odjacent to @-t-he @scalp and which (Cl. IL32@36): ..Struct theheatiag tubein,such :%,ay as to facil@itate !tB beiag@.- applied. to the wraop,,ed spindle and connected -at@: its inaer end to- the pad. . 7Further. objpcts pf the will@,-ap _peat hereinafter.; @ " :1 -@ I 7 @5 The:,invention consists in the novel parts and combinatioris @of@,parts to be described hereinafter, all;of @ @which -.contribute to produce an ei-a-cient hair cqrler. A preferre,d embodiment @of the @invention .is lo described in :Uie @followirl-9 jspecifications, while the broad s4@op6 of the, inv@ei@iti is @ointed oilt irl the appended:.ela-ims. In the drav@ing: F@g. 1. is -.a. @side,,el"E@tion of, a curling device .1 5 @embod-ving m@,y invention@ F@g. 2 i@,, -a sfetion taken, apout on -the hne '2-2 of @Fi .,l, @iqpking,tpward,the @d that ,9. p@ -carxies th-e inner end of the spindle. - This view Daxticu-larly,illustrates@,tiae@means for enabling @20 the pa-d -tG. -clampa@,w.-isp of:hair prepa@atory to ,wrAp -pi4g the same on:the spi,ndle. -1@qg..@ 3 -is a longi@tudina-I -seption taken- about on 'the line 3 of Fi 1 but upon an enlarged scalel @certain,..,Parts being br-.o@-.en away, and this @25 .,vlew. - illustrates . in dotted hnes the manner in whi-ch the croquignole curl is forxnod beyord the end @of @the maill spind-le. 'g. 4 'Ls a section taken.-on the line 4-4 of 3, @c@rt.ain -,,parts being broken aw,-y and .3o f-urther; iEu-strating..the ;detachable -conne@-tion bet,ween the inner end of the-spindle and the pad; is proV,'.ded Vviuh mea;ns for @clasping a -wisp of . Fig. 5-1 is a rross: section-@ on the line 5-5. :of hai_r witlain,the sar-qe to be wiapped u@pqn the Fig. iind par-tii-- iilarly illustratino deta4@is of a I 3,5 spip-dle carried by the pad ratchet -connee@ion,ox one-way drive connection :Ope of the@@objects o@.L-this invention@is to prothat,enablesthe spiiidle to be@,r-otated in a @diree,vide: @improved inear@s for att-ac@hing-..the spindle tion to, ti.ghten t -4,e @cur-1, but which prevents -the to the pad in such: a, way that the @spindle @,ca - n @spindle frgm rotating backwardly theceafter. @@,@is @ a eross s ,10 be readily @diqengaged from the @pad after the @6 eotion- on -the line 6-6 of .40 has been set irl- the wisp; Fig. 3,, @,and ,pa@-ticularl@y il-lustrating details @of Devi-ces of this kind ilsiia;lly include a -heating .,the :outer spindle. Fig. 7 is -_a; long-itudinal -section through a clamp @ pf siinple construction which I use wil@h the -cur-lin.g @device for clamping the wisp temp- 45, ora-r-ily, at @ @the ]point where @it leaves the outer ;end of the, main 4pind@le. Fig. 8 -is a cr-oss, section through th6 pad and a 16ngitudinal section through the heating tube, :indicating -the@,wra-pped -wisp on the spi-ndle and 0 -lying -withi@n - the @tube. Mg. @ 9 ia .a iDro@s -section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8, and furt-her -illustrating details of@the heating tube. Fig. 10 is a illi@st-rating a joint -55 tu..'be whicl@I :r, ,placed over the. s_uindle @and.-wh-ich -is pro-,@idecl - v,@,ith electrica;l heating @elements -fGr, 45 -heating the@,ciirl -t6 @,et, -.it. As,-@ usually@ -constriieted,l the inner end of the heating @tub-. is @ur@attached ard ito@-.- or less ioperi so as to permi,,t s @@ e a.Tn@ f 6rin i n g f r om -th e @-no istur-e iii- - the @h air @ t o :esc-ape from the inner end of- the tube: neair the 50 s62;lp. , -,One @of the obj:egts -bf this inv-ention, therefore, is to prG-%ride. rqeans for making@ @a @Qepied;con-,iecti.on'between the itiner end;Gf @@the tube and the pad@ to preveiit 'the escape of @near the scalp. 55 A f-urther @object: o@.L. the invention is to 'don-

2 1,993,905 which may be employed for constructing the spindle of detachable sections of the same diameter. Before proceeding to a more detailed description. of the inventi-on, it should be stated that the spindle is preferably constructed of a main section or main spindle, and an outer spindle oT extensioii. The main spindle is detachably secured to a pad which clamps the wisp of hair. lo In practicing the method, the wisp of hair,is wrapp-d in a helix ori th(- main spindle so as to leave a portion of the wisp extending beyond the outer end of the main spindle. At this Doint the wrapped wisp is clamped to the spin15 dle and I then wrap the outer po-rtion of the wisp on the outer spindle, starting.with the tip of the wisp against the body of the outer sp,@ndle. This outer portion of the wisp 'is rolled up in this way on the outer spindle by rolling@ the outer 20 spindle on the wisp in the same direction in which the curl has been *rapped on the main spindle. Ti-ie outer spindle is then secured to the outer ei)-d @ of th6 main spindle. A ratchet connecti.on is provided at the inner end of the 25 niaiii spindle where it attaches to the pad and a ratchet cop-nection is also provided between the outer spindle and the main spindle. After the entire wi-sp has been curled, as described, I then tighten up the e,.itire wisp by rotating the outer 3o spindle in'@a forward direction. This tightens the outer i)ortion 6f the wisp on the outer spindle to form a tight croquignole curl and it also tightens the "spiral" curl that is formed on the main spindle. 35 After the complete curl has been set by means of a heating tube slipped over the spindl6, the main spindle is detached from the i)ad. In this coiinecluion it should be understood that when th6 curl is tight on the main'spindle it is 40 hardly possible to rotate it any further in a tightening direction. For this reason I provide a special detachable connection which enables the inn6r end of the spindle to be detached from the pad by rotating the spindle in a barkward 45 direction. That is to say in a direction opposite to that in which the spindle is rotat6d to tighten the curls on it. I also prefer to provide a heating tube of speei-al construction, enabling it to fbrm a sealed 5o joint v,7ith the pad, thereby preventing steam forming within the tube froin passing out of the tube near the scalp. The main spindle may be f ormed of a single piece or, if desi-red, it may be formed of several 6,5 tele.,co-Di@,-lg sections. If desired, instead of formin.- such telescopin.- section, I may form it of sevetal joi-nted sections of equal diameter. By constructing the main spindle in sections in this way, it is possible to use a spindle of a 60 leii-gt-n that adapts it readily for operation with the particular length of wisp bf hair that is to be curled. If a spindle of telescoping sections is employed they may be telescoped as far as de@,ired so as to produce a relatively short spindle. 65 Where the main spindle is made of discornectible jointed sections, these sections may be made short 9,nd as mar-y of these sections may be used as desired io give the main spindle the desired le-ngth. 70 Referring more particularly to the parts, and esdecig,ily to Figs. 1 to 6, 1 indicates the main sp'.@ndle which, as illustrated, comprises three telescopi.,-ig sections la, lb and lc. These telescopii,ig sections have grooves 2 with which ribs 7i 3 cooperate to prevent relative:rotati(in of the three sections with respect to each other. Inner section la carries a head 4 which is detachably connectible to a pad 5. The pad 5 comprises a center plate 6 preferably formed of metal ancl provided on each side with a bakelite 5 plate 7 beyond which a baseplate 8 is provided of cork, or similar material. The center plate 6 is provided with an offset boss 9 in which a socket 10 is formed. This socket has an interlocking connection with the head 4. Any suit- 10 able means may be provided for this purpose. In the present instance, the socket 10 cbmp-rises a central opening 11 having a plurality of radial notches 12 which are spaced equidistant around its circumference. The head 4 is provided with i5 a plurality of radial tongues 13 which are spaced like the notches 12 ancl which can pass thl:ough the notches, after which a rotation through an angle 45' will bring the tongues 13 out of alignment with the notches 12 and lock the head in 20 position. @If desired, a stop 14 may be provided for limiting the rotation of the head in its locking direction. @ The inner end of the section la slips over the head 4, and between the head 4 and the inner 25 section la a ratchet connection is provided that will perrait rotation of the sect-Ion la on the head 4 in one direction only. Any suitable oneway drive connection inay be employed. I prefer, however, to employ a ratchet conilectign 30 constructed as illustrated in Fig. 5. This ratchet connection is formed by producing a circumferential groove 15 in the head 4, in which is mounted a small arcuate strip 16 of spring material that tends by its resiliency to expand against the inner face of the section la. One end of this strip or tongue 16 is anchored as at 17 to the head 4. This sttip 16 will permit rotation of the section la in an anti-clockwise direction, but will not permit rotation in the 4,( other direction. However, this direction is unimpo-rtant, so long as the connection is constructed so as to permit r6tation in one direction only. The pad 5 is formed of two sections 5a and 5b e,5 which are pivotally connected on a pivbt pin 18 (see Fig. 2). The section 5b is formed with a deep notch 19 and the opposite section 5a is formed with a deep notch 20. These notches are in align- 5( ment with each other so that in the clamping position of the section 5a and section 5b there is a small opening 21 through which the wisp- of hair passes and in which it is clamped. The sections 5a and 5b are constructed so as to enable the size of this opening 21 to adapt itself to the quantity of hair in the wisp. For this purpose the section 5b may be provided with a spring 22 to cooperate with a i 23 on e other section 5a, said rack having d teeth Go to cooperate with the bent tip of the spring 22. The device includes an outer spindle 24 which includes a tubular body 25 with an integral collar 26 at its inner end, an a s c lar 27. The outer end of the tubular body 25 is 65 f ormed with a flat head 28 to enable the o-ater spindle to be -rotated. The inner end of the tubular body 25 extends beyond the collar 26 so as to form a neck 29 which can be received -tn the outer end of the outer section le of the main 70 spindle' At this point a ratchet connection 30 is formed, which is constructed in the manner illustrated in Fig. 5 and in such a way that it @vill permit Telative rotation of the outer spindl,. 24 in the same direction as the ratchet connee- 7,5